Are Prince Harry And Prince Charles Back On Speaking Terms?
After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle exited their royal duties to move to Los Angeles with son Archie last year, it put a strain on their relationship with other members of the royal family. And when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down with Oprah in March for a tell-all interview — in which they made multiple bombshell allegations, including the revelation that they experienced racism from the family in regards to their baby's skin tone and that the institution would not help Meghan with severe and urgent mental health issues — tensions only grew worse. However, in the many months since, it seems that some of the most prominent members of the royal family are up for a reconciliation with Harry and Meghan.
Back in July, both Harry and Prince William attended the unveiling of Kensington Palace's tribute statue to their late mother, Princess Diana — leading many to believe it was the start of the siblings repairing their relationship. In contrast, Harry's connection to his father Prince Charles was more unclear. There were allegations that Charles was the one who questioned what Harry's son's complexion would be, which, if true, could have certainly led to distance between the two. Given their rocky history, many have wondered if Harry and Charles are now on speaking terms.
Prince Harry and Prince Charles have weekly phone calls
Although Prince Harry and Prince Charles have had a complicated relationship in recent years, a source told Page Six that the father and son are attempting to fix things by talking again.
In Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's explosive sit-down with Oprah Winfrey in March, Harry claimed that his father "stopped taking my calls" and even cut him off financially. Harry also revealed his belief that his brother Prince William and their father were "trapped" in the royal institution as heir apparents. But apparently it was Harry and Meghan's decision to step down from their duties as senior royals and move to California that upset Charles most of all.
"Charles was hugely hurt when Harry and Meghan just dumped it on the family they were giving up their roles and moving abroad. I don't think [Harry and Charles] talked for a good while, but now the channels of communication are open," a royal insider told the publication. "I don't think it's all roses. It's not like they are sitting down for a heart-to-heart on the phone once a week."
Hope that there would be a reconciliation between Harry and his father was first sparked in April after Prince Philip's funeral, when Harry, William, and Charles spent two hours together afterwards, per The Sun. As for Harry and William's own relationship, things seem to be on the mend there, too. In August, just a month after the brothers helped unveil the Diana statue, royal expert Stewart Pearce told Us Weekly that the Sussexes and Cambridges are now "very close" and "talk by Zoom and FaceTime."